Posted on 04/20/2007 6:02:18 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
It seems that conservatives are about to make the same mistake that they made in 2000. Every Cassandra warned the movement conservatives that GW Bush was a liberal, but they were all duped by his "compassionate conservatism," which we since have learned really means "liberal globalism."
Now, despite all the warnings, they are about to be conned by Fred Thompson too - another neocon (aka liberal globalist). Will they get what they deserve? Can people really be so shortsighted? In 2011 will we hear GOP cheerleaders, "If only I had known...."
Let's look at Fred Thompson on the issues.
First and foremost, let's ponder immigration, the greatest threat facing the West today. As Jean Raspail foretold in Camp of the Saints, the "best conservative novel ever written," a third-world invasion of the West is taking place, and we must make a stand - before it is too late.
Although tough talking on border control, Fred Thompson has a rather weak record from his time in the Senate. Americans for Better Immigration only gave him a career grade of C. And on chain migration, visa lotteries, reducing unnecessary visas, asylum fraud, and reducing amnesties, he received rather low marks.
Thompson is almost certainly pro-abortion, regardless what he feigns. He has said, "The ultimate decision must be made by the woman." In other words, he believes it's a "choice."
Thompson is pro-affirmative action, and his two votes in the Senate guaranteed that under-qualified minorities would be given preference over Euro-Americans (i.e. white people). Thompson obviously believes that victimology should trump hard work.
And like all neocons, Thompson supports free trade, which is destroying our economy and undermining our sovereignty. Historically, conservatives opposed free trade, and they should; it's national suicide. But Thompson like many GOP cheerleaders has been "neoconned" on this issue.
In foreign policy, Fred Thompson is an adamant neocon globalist. He is a fellow at the neocon American Enterprise Institute, and a member of the neocon / neoliberal Council on Foreign Relations, which supports the creation of a North American Union and the eradication of American sovereignty.
In short, Fred Thompson is no real conservative. He's a neocon globalist. Only look at his past actions, memberships and words.
We already have three real conservatives in the running (Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul, and Duncan Hunter) and let's give them the support they deserve. If Fred Thompson receives the nomination, I'm voting Constitution Party.
Yeah, I know.
Reminds me; Duncan Hunter once served as an attorney for Latinos. One of his requirements was that day conduct legal business in English. ;)
These are not the kind of lies that the left will throw at Fred, except perhaps the 'neocon' crap, but who even knows what a 'neocon' is. It seems to be a label used on anyone who supports Israel.
When Fred asked Dean {IIRC} if Pres. Nixon had the White House bugged, aiding the dims in their witchhunt during Watergate—kinda seems ol Fred shattered Pres. Reagan’s {RIP} sacred 11th Commandment, ya think?
Day = They
Still too early...
Yeah, and what's crazy is that Howlin and I are agreeing on something.
They tried to portray Bush as more dangerous than Gore or Kerry. At that time, I came to resent them. They would have rather have seen Gore or Kerry elected than Bush.
Some people can just never give Bush credit for anything. This week's events should have proven that he has done some things correctly.
I always thought it was leftwing (and Buchananite) "code" for "Republican Jew", which makes it funny how often it gets misapplied to non-Jews.
One of the websites Basil Harrington links to:
http://www.conservativeexodusproject.com/
And another:
http://conservativetimes.org/
Basil favors Ron Paul’s philosophy and seems to consider everyone else a sellout to one degree or another.
I have a mental picture of the far faaaar right and the far faaaar left meeting each other at the back of the political circle in a brave new world of anarchy.
Well, if Fred is too liberal I guess we’ll have to support Rudy. /s
Thompson was interested in rooting out corruption, regardless of party labels. This makes him infinitely better than any currently elected 'rat, and quite a few 'pubbies.
That's what happens when a candidate is from the center of the party instead of the far left of the party.
And while Bush has been a disappointment in some areas, neither Gore nor Kerry would ever has given us a Roberts or Alito on the USSC.
Yes, but NONE of these men have a chance of receiving the nomination, let alone be elected President. So we are back to square one again. If we are going to parse every viable candidate like this, we might as well not field anyone at all.
Every Cassandra warned the movement conservatives that GW Bush was a liberal, but they were all duped by his "compassionate conservatism,"
Those of us who opposed Bush in 1999-2000 only had to look at his father and family to know why he should not have been chosen.
Even were it true that FT is a closet liberal, his election with the help of Christian and conservative votes would not damage the Conservative movement even though it might set back programs and goals. A Giuliani elected with Conservative votes ends the conservative movement and the pro-life movement because conservatives will have shown themselves to be actually uninterested in conservative and prolife issues. They need not be taken seriously again. Election by conservatives of someone who then betrays them leaves the movement intact and healthy, merely stymied for the time being.
That ain't sayin much!
I consider myself a conservative, but I support free trade. The ones who don't probably don't understand the issues. Protectionism protects the few at the expense of the many. Should we place import taxes and quotas on cheap Japanese steel because they "sell below their cost of production". If that's true, everything we produce (e.g., cars, appliances, buildings, etc.) now cost less. Yet, despite these social savings, they want to boost domestic prices to protect a small number of steel workers? Why? This protectionism keeps outmoded capital in production trying to compete with a much new stock of capital in Japan. (We pretty much reduced their steel capital stock to zero during WWII while we're still using plants built in the 19th century.) If it's true that they are selling below cost, we should buy ALL of our steel from them. Eventually, they'll either go broke, or they end up subsidizing the American consumer. Sounds like a we-win, they lose to me.
Hammer. Nail. Head. That’s something the ‘Rats aren’t going to be able to throw against him; i.e., the “culture of corruption” crap.
I’m reading this hit piece and wondering if ol Ron Paul himself didn’t write this garbage.
Having heard three times Thompson’s Paul Harvey stand in commentary on how to deal with Mexico, I’d say ‘Basil’ understands why he’s got all the ‘buzz’ politically right now, and wrote a hit piece to try and slow the momentum.
I don’t know yet if I’ll support Fred Thompson when he gets into the race (yes, I think he will formally announce in the next few weeks).
I do know he’s already frightening those who have already stated they are running for the RNC nomination.
To me, thats a great thing. Let the debates begin, lets here from every single GOP candidate.
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